9 Ways to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Together
Learn. Explore. Eat. Celebrate.
1. Try a new Hispanic/Latino restaurant
Find a local restaurant neither of them has tried before and make it a food adventure.
- Meet Boston has a dedicated “LatinX-owned Restaurants & Businesses” page with a map/list of Latinx-owned spots throughout Boston.
2. Learn a few words in Spanish together
Pick 5–10 new words or phrases each week and see who remembers them later. Bonus: teach each other slang or phrases their families use.
- Attend a BPL bilingual storytime together, then pick out a Spanish book to take home.
3. Explore Hispanic/Latino art
Visit a local museum, gallery, cultural center, or street-art area and talk about the artists and what they see.
- Go to the MFA together, make art inspired by Latin American artists, or attend a family program.
4. Movie + snack night
Watch a movie featuring Hispanic/Latino actors, directors, or stories and make some themed snacks to go with it.
- Common Sense Media has a large list with age ratings and descriptions, which is helpful when Bigs and Littles have different ages.
5. Pick a country and take a “virtual trip”
Choose different Hispanic/Latino countries to learn about together. For each one, find its food, music, traditions, famous places, and something interesting about its history.
- The National Museum of the American Latino has bilingual resources specifically designed for families and kids, including activities, vocabulary, and cultural information.
6. Celebrate with a local event
Look for a Hispanic Heritage Month festival, cultural celebration, concert, food festival, or community event and attend together.
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Boston Moms put together a 2026 roundup of events across Greater Boston, including BPL programming, East Boston festivals, the Museum of Science, Red Sox events, etc.
7. Make a Hispanic/Latino-inspired meal together
Pick a recipe from a country that interests them, shop for ingredients, and cook it together.
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PBS KIDS has a whole collection of kid-friendly Hispanic Heritage recipes and activities, including these.
8. Have a music discovery night
Each person picks a few songs by Hispanic/Latino artists and makes a shared playlist. Then listen together on a car ride, while hanging out, etc.
- The National Museum of the American Latino has a great introduction to Latino music and artists, including the history of salsa.
9. Share your own family traditions
This one could be especially meaningful: talk about family traditions, foods, music, holidays, names, stories, or cultural traditions that are important to each of them. They could even make a little “Our Traditions” scrapbook or photo page together.